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In general, one should avoid a psychological analysis of the author when reviewing a book. However, as Black Swan is the Kim Kardashian of pop business books, the psychological analysis is unavoidable. The cranky intellectual is an American favorite, but this is too much cranky and too little intellectual. One might hope that there is some psychological in-joke lurking in the background, but I think not.
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If you can get past the author's massive ego and aggressive style, plus the fact that this book really could have used more editing, the ideas discussed are actually pretty interesting. The basic premise is that we tend to view the world as more predictable than it actually is, and we discount unpredictable but high-impact events when we plan. (Things like 9/11. Or the recent financial crisis, which the author manages to... well, I don't want to use the word "predict", but he does clearly state
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